Toilet seat



Jan. 15, 1963 M. E. EASLEY TOILET SEAT Filed Oct. 4, 1961 I NVENTOR. Mam 5 A. f/l 5L 5/ Unite states Patent @iiice 3,973,937 TDHLET EAT Morris E. Easley, 12% E. Car'nino, North Sacramento 25, (Cal Filed Get. 4, 1963., Ser. No. 142,323 1 Claim. (CL 219-419) This invention relates to toilet seat, and has as its primary object the provision of an electrically heated toilet seat for maintaining the seat in a comfortably warm condition.

A primary object of the invention is the provision of an improved electric heating means comprising a single coil positioned in a single groove interiorly of the seat for maintaining the required degree of heat for comfort.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character wherein the seat is especially molded with a projection extending therefrom carrying the controls for the heating element, such projection being so positioned as not to interfere with the raising or lowering of the seat.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an alternative construction wherein such projection is eliminated, and the control box is mounted on the wall adjacent the toilet seat.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of this character which constitutes an improvement over my prior Patent No. 2,972,034 dated February 14, 1961.

Still other objects reside in the combinations of elements, arrangements of parts, and features of construction, all as will be more fully shown hereinafter and disclosed in the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view partially in elevation and partially in section of one form of heated toilet seat embodyin the instant inventive concept.

PEGURE 2 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 2-2 of FIG. 1 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows; and

FIGURE 3 is a side elevational view of a modified form of construction shown on a reduced scale.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Having reference now to the drawings in detail, there is shown at in a toilet seat of conventional configuration having a pair of rearwardly projecting lugs 11 through which extends a hinge pin 12 mounting the seat for pivotal mounting and fittings 13 in conventional manner. The usual lid or cover 14; is also provided and suitably hinged for independent folding in the conventional manner. In the form of construction disclosed in FIGS. 1 and 2, the seat is provided with a substantially triangular projection 15, which is interiorly hollowed to provide space for a control box 16, which is supplied with electrical current through a wire 17 having a conventional plug 18 thereon. A single groove 19 is cut in the underside of the seat, and contains an electrical heating element generally indicated at 26 including a coil of heating wire 21 which extends from and returns to a T 22 also embedded within the seat. The T 22 has extended therefrom a suitable flexible waterproof cable 23 which electrically connects the heating wire 21 with the Wire 17. The control box is basically a junction box for this connection, as shown at 26 and 27.

The lower portion of the groov 19 is filled with any suitable plastic material 25 such as fire clay or the like, which will harden and secure the conduit in related assembly with the seat.

An alternate manner of positioning the element 2% within the sea; is to embed the T 22 and the element 2% in the seat while the latter is being molded, thus eliminating the groove 39 and the filler 25.

in a modified form of the invention as shown in FIG. 3, there is provided a seat lilo which is substantially identical in all respects to the seat ill with the exception of the fact that the projection 15 is omitted and a cable 36 extends directly from the heating element to the control box 27a, which is mounted on the wall, and which is in turn connected to a suitable source of electricity 31. The lid id is conventional as is the toilet bowl 32.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided an improved toilet seat construction which accomplishes all the objects of this invention, and others, including many advantages of great practical utility.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as many modifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

An electrically heated hinged toilet seat having integrally positioned therin an electrical heating element, the ends of said heating element extending into a T positioned at a point adjacent the rear of the seat and offset from i the hinges thereof, a flexible waterproof cable electrically connecting the ends of said heating element with a source of electrical current, said cable being mechanically connected with said T, said seat comprising a solid body having a single groove extending through the lower surface of the body and extending inwardly therefrom, with said electrical heating element and said T being contained in said groove, a fireproof self-bonding material filling the underside of said groove and retaining said element and said T securely in position, a projection integrally formed with the seat and having a cavity therein, and a junction box seated in said cavity, said junction box connecting said Waterproof cable with an electrical cord connected to said source of electrical current.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,445,086 Rodwick July 13, 1948 2,458,019 Niles Jan. 4, 1949 2,460,543 Spierer Feb. 1, 1949 2,593,087 Baggett Apr. 15, 1952 2,800,563 Browne et al July 23, 1957 2,972,034 Easley Feb. 14, 1961 FOREIGN PATENTS 110,261 Australia Mar. 28, 1940 547,989 Italy Sept. 17, 1956 

